19.1015—Suspension.
        
            Suspension is an action taken by a
 suspending official under subpart G of this part
 that immediately prohibits a person from
 participating in covered transactions and
 transactions covered under the Federal Acquisition
 Regulation (48 CFR chapter 1) for a temporary
 period, pending completion of an agency
 investigation and any judicial or administrative
 proceedings that may ensue. A person so excluded
 is suspended.